Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 March 2019: Amid controversies surrounding the declaration of a state of emergency on rape and sexual violence in Sierra Leone by president Julius Maada Bio, and the opposition political parties’ continuing reluctance to support the government’s unilateral declaration, president Bio may well decide to soften his [Read More]
Francis Ben Kaifala: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 March 2019: We promised at the end of 2018 that in 2019, we will push the boundaries of the fight against corruption further than ever, and make corruption a very costly and terrible choice for every Sierra Leonean who crosses the line against [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2019: Two senior officials in the Bio led government working in the ministry of information, were yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment each, after a High court hearing found them guilty of misappropriation of public funds. Both president Bio and the Anti-Corruption Czar – Francis [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 February 2019: The leadership of the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC), and the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) yesterday signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with elections stakeholders – the National Electoral Commission (NEC), the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 February 2019: Yesterday, Monday 25 February 2019, Germany’s minister of foreign affairs – Heiko Maas, held talks with president Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown. Addressing president Bio, the German Foreign Minister said he is excited about visiting Sierra Leone for the first time, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 February 2019: Parliamentarians in Sierra Leone return to parliament today, after last week’s controversial and unprecedented decision by the Speaker of the House – Dr Abbas Bundu, to grant parliamentary assent to the president’s proposal to declare a state of public emergency on rape, without seeking [Read More]
Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2019: The Declaration of a State of Emergency by H.E. Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio in an attempt to seemingly address the increasing spate of the incidence of rape, has raised worrying eyebrows to many persons and organizations, including the Bar [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2019: Yesterday, Friday 22nd February 2019, the Parliament of Sierra Leone debated and approved with some dissenting voices, a presidential proclamation on the commission of rape against women, girls and babies in the country. The Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu ruled in finality [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2019: Last Thursday, 21st February, the Cuban Charge d’ Affairs in Sierra Leone, Mr Felix Raul Rojas Cruz met Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Dr Alie Kabba, at his Tower Hill Office in Freetown to discuss and strengthen bilateral ties [Read More]
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